The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-04-07


Amendment was adopted allowing cities
of over 10000 inhabitants to add $1,000
to the salary of the district Judge.
Also, amendment fixing term of the
conrt from first Monday in September to
the last Saturday in June.
Also, amendment that the legislator
shall provide for the election of distric
and county attorneys and such other Off
GERS as may be necessary, define their
duties and fix their compensation; and
that district and county attorneys, who
shall be in Office when the constitutional
amendment goes into effect, shall hold
over until their terms expire.
Mr.. Bell, of Cooke, offered amendment
limiting the compensation of district
judges from $4,000 to $4,000, including
salary and fees.
Messrs. Wilson and Gone spoke against
the bill. The latter had read communi-
cation from suffering people in Atascosa
county as the argument that the legisla-
ture should 60 slow on salaries.
Ms. Bells amendment was lost; and the
bill passed to its first reading.
The house adjourned until Friday.
FRIDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
House was called to order by the
speaker. Prayer by the chaplain.
House bill No. 319, amending the law as
to insurance companies, was under con-
sideration when the hour for the special
order arrived, being senate bill No. 272,
compelling railroads to furnish cars with
out discrimination against shippers.
The bill passed with minor amend
ments.
The house concurred in senate amend
ments to house bill requiring prompt
transportation of freight and passengers.
Mr.. Gone explained to the house that
he was not opposed, as had been repre-
scented in some of the papers, to the
judiciary bill which was acted upon yes
terday, but objected only to increasing
some of the salaries proposed IN the
bill.
Senate bill No. 24O, amending article
1884 of the law regulating appeals,
passed.
Senate substitute bill postponing the
third reading.
Resolution by Mr.. Latimer, that on &C.
count of an article in The STATESMAN re-
minding the legislature that Monday,
July 4, is a dies non, the house will,
under no circumstances, adjourn without
first consulting The STATESMAN, was ruled
out of order.
The article in The STATESMAN was an
April fool.
Resolution to employ one of the COM
mittee clerks to index the house jour
nal was defeated, and very properly, IN
justice to Mr.. Dixon, the journal clerk,
who has discharged his duties very salts
isfactorily.
The resolution brought out compliment
airy expressions by members as to Mr..
Dixon's work.
Adjourned for afternoon session.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The house resumed consideration, in
the afternoon session, of the senate joint
resolution to amend the constitution 80 az
to reorganize the state judiciary and in
crease the supreme court to seven mem
bers.
A call of the house stopped its consid-
Grafton.
Senate bill providing for hiring out city
and town convicts passed.
Senate bill amending article 1851 and 9th
ers of the code, compelling railroads to re-
ceive from other connecting roads all
freights and passengers, without delay or,
discrimination in rates, passed to third
reading.
Senate bill authorizing w. M. Wilson to
sue the state passed to third reading.
Senate bill for relief of j. @. Patton
passed.
Also, senate bill validating the acts of
VIM. Veale as notary.
Senate amendments to house bill, re-
quiring foreign corporations to file their
charters with the secretary Of state, were
concurred in.
The call of the house was suspended
and the judiciary bill was resumed.
Amendment was adopted, making the
number of supreme judges not less than
five, nor more than seven.
Minor amendments were adopted and
the bill passed.
The house concurred in senate amend
ments to senate bill requiring railroads to
furnish sufficient cars for transporting
freight
Senate bill, accepting the prefer of the
United States government giving the Ag-
ricultural and Mechanical college $4,000
for experimental agricultural stations,
passed unanimously.
Senate bill for the exchange of Univer-
sity lands was tabled by viva voce vote.
Mr.. Bell, of Cook, opposed the bill.
Mr.. Latimer offered resolution reciting
a rumor that fifty-nine members of the
house were to be arrested for imprisoning
H. S. Garfield, and pledging all members
to stand the costs. Ruled out of order.
Adjourned till o'clock Saturday.
SATURDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
House was called to order by the speak
err. Prayer by the chaplain.
Resolution offered by Mr.. McGaughey
was adopted, com plimentary TO the read
ing clerk of the house, Mr.. George w.
Finger.
Senate bill authorizing William M.
Wilson to sue the state passed.
Senate bill requiring railroads to re.
ceive and transfer promptly freight and
passengers of connecting roads passed
Senate bill, postponing the forcible
collection of taxes till August passed.
Senate bill giving the University re-
gents control of the University lands was
defeated.
Also senate bill appropriating $500
for furnishing the new capitol.
The following numbered bills were de-
feated, either by indefinite postponement
or adoption of adverse reports: Senate
bills 40, 23S, 265, 266, 81, PIG, 226, 10 and
344.
Senate bill No. 22O, an act to carry into